Edoardo Casalone: ʺI left many friends in Tortona, I always come back willingly. Winning the FIBA Europe Cup was a great emotion
Great satisfaction for Edward Casalone, who in his first year as Assistant Coach of Dinamo Sassari won the FIBA Europe Cup. The first success in a European cup in the history of the Sardinian Club was It's a great emotion, a rush of adrenaline – begins Casalone – because winning is something you can never get used to and the epilogue of a competition like this was an indescribable joy..
The former Bertram Derthona assistant coach then compared the recent success achieved with Sassari with the Serie A2 Italian Cup won in Tortona last year, recognizing however some differences between the two events. In fact, in ʺ last season – continues Casalone – we had prepared very well for the quarter-final against Trieste, who turned out to be the best team in the championship. We arrived at that appointment after the victory in the derby against Casale, the feelings were very positive: having made the upset in the quarter-finals gave us further motivation and energy to win the Italian Cup. However, this year most of the work for the FIBA Europe Cup was done during the championship breaks: to be ready to face the final phase of the competition it is important to have continuity of results and study the countermoves to the solutions that the opponents can propose..
In his first year as assistant coach in Serie A, Casalone recognizes that in Sassari ʺthe work pace is higher and there is less time to think about the results, but this is the beauty of playing two competitionsʺ.
Speaking about his previous experiences, the Dinamo assistant coach claims that the last four years in Tortona ʺThey were very important as they allowed me to bring with me a useful technical background for my new adventure. The opportunity to work alongside coaches like Demis Cavina and Lorenzo Pansa has enriched me: there is no doubt that in Serie A the management of players and weekly programming changes, but I believe that every experience I have had, from mini-basketball to Serie A2, has made me has given important ideas for growth"..
Almost a year after his decision to leave Tortona to arrive in Sassari, Casalone claims to ʺalways follow the results of Bertram Derthona, as in Tortona I left behind many friends with whom I worked in the year of C1 and in the four years of A2. For this reason, when I have a few days off, I always happily stop by the city to greet the people who have accompanied me on my journey. I also often hear from the players who were part of the various teams for which I was an assistant: over the years we have always had excellent working groups that have achieved great results..
In closing, the assistant coach of Dinamo Sassari wanted to express his pleasure in the ʺsee the post and messages that you, friends and colleagues wrote to me after the victory of the FIBA Europe Cupʺ.
